000 FZNT24 KNHC 121508 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO GMZ089-122130- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 .SYNOPSIS...T.S. ALBERTO AT 27.1N 85.9W 997 MB AT 1000 AM CDT MOVING N-NE OR 020 DEG AT 6 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND 60 GUSTS 75 KT. ALBERTO EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO A HURRICANE THIS EVENING AND MOVE TO 27.6N 85.5W AND TO 28.8N 84.6W EARLY TUE...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS N FLORIDA TUE EVENING AND OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA EARLY WEDNESDAY. TROUGH EXTEND SW OF ALBERTO ACROSS BIG BEND OF FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TUE AND TUE NIGHT THEN LIFT N AND DISSIPATE WED. WEAK HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS GULF THU AND FRI. $$ GMZ080-122130- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS N OF 28N. SEAS 3 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 93W NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOME NW 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ082-122130- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 .THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N E OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. .THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ084-122130- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 24N E OF 86W... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 GUSTS 75 KT INCREASE TO HURRICANE WITH WINDS 65 GUSTS 80 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT INCREASING TO 21 FT TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 180 NM OF CENTER WINDS TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS E OF 87W. .TUE...N OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY DECREASE TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .TUE NIGHT...N OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. S OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. .WED THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. $$ GMZ086-122130- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 1030 AM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...HURRICANE WARNING N OF 25N... .THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 200 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 GUSTS 75 KT INCREASE TO HURRICANE WITH WINDS 65 GUSTS 80 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 250 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 200 NM NW QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 17 FT INCREASING TO 21 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 25N. .TUE...N OF 26N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 175 NM NE QUADRANT AND 150 NM SE QUADRANT OF CENTER...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 65 GUSTS 80 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM E SEMICIRCLE OVER FORECAST WATERS...WITH HIGHEST SEAS 22 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT DECREASE TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE TUE. S OF 24N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS IN SQUALLS WITHIN 240 NM E SEMICIRCLE OF ALBERTO. .TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 125 NM SE QUADRANT...WITH HIGHEST WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER WITHIN 125 NM SE QUADRANT. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASING DURING THE NIGHT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N SW WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART. .THU AND FRI...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. $$ FORECASTER LL